Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2010.
That places Russian Federation 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.7% | — |
| 2010 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Russian Federation
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 327,102 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.75 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Russian Federation was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
- How does Russian Federation rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release